A United Airlines Boeing 767 mid-flight over the Atlantic Ocean with a faint map overlay showing a U-turn route back toward Washington Dulles, symbolizing the flight’s return after a passenger’s laptop slipped into an inaccessible area.

Laptop Triggers a Transatlantic U-Turn for United Airlines Flight to Rome

News, Off Runway / / October 30, 2025

A United Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to Rome made an unusual about-turn off the U.S. East Coast after a passenger’s laptop slid behind a cabin wall panel and through a gap into the cargo hold, where it couldn’t be

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